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Benghazi – September 15, 2026 -- The University of Benghazi reopened all its faculties and facilities on September 4, 2026, after an 11-year closure caused by war damage, following a reconstruction project led by the Libyan Fund for Development and Reconstruction.

Reconstruction took three years to rebuild an integrated university campus

The project, personally overseen by Fund Director-General engineer Belqasim Khalifa Haftar, restored the faculties of engineering, arts, law, science and languages, along with the central library, administrative buildings, laboratories, service facilities, student housing and internal infrastructure.

University serves nearly 100,000 students as one of Libya's oldest institutions

Known as the "Mother of Libyan Universities," the institution has provided free education for decades, training generations of scientists, academics, experts and officials who helped build Libya's state institutions.

Benghazi -- The University of Benghazi resumed full operations on September 13, 2026, after an 11-year closure caused by war damage, following a three-year reconstruction led by the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund under Director General Belqasim Khalifa Haftar.

Reconstruction rebuilds an integrated university city in three years

The project restored the Faculties of Engineering, Humanities, Law, Science and Languages, along with the central library, teaching and administrative buildings, laboratories, utility facilities, student dormitories, internal roads and supporting infrastructure. The University of Benghazi, known as the "Mother of Libyan Universities," serves nearly 100,000 students and had been shuttered since sustaining extensive destruction during the Libyan armed forces' conflict with terrorist groups.

Benghazi – -- The University of Benghazi reopened all faculties and facilities on September 12, 2026, ending more than eleven years of closure caused by damage sustained during the Libyan Armed Forces' war against terrorist groups. The reconstruction was carried out by the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, led by Director General Engineer Belqasim Khalifa Haftar, who personally oversaw the project.

Fund rebuilds entire university city in three years

The integrated campus reconstruction covered the Faculties of Engineering, Arts, Law, Science and Languages, plus the central library, academic and administrative buildings, laboratories, student residences, service facilities, infrastructure and internal roads. The University of Benghazi, known as the 'Mother of Libyan Universities,' serves nearly 100,000 students and has operated as a free-education institution producing generations of scientists, academics and officials.